Rural/Farming
Friday, July 11, 2025
Hoosier businesses face fallout from tariff shake-up
Hoosier businesses across the state are feeling the ripple effects of rising tariffs and shifting trade policies, especially in farming, …
Friday, July 11, 2025
Federal impacts to ag conservation in WI 'complex'
Wisconsin's agriculture industry could see both wins and losses under the new federal budget. Climate change isn't a priority for the Trump …
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Building NM's soil for future farmers a marathon, not a sprint
New Mexico farmers finding it more difficult to grow historic crops are taking up conservation techniques to meet the challenge. Drought, water …
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Rural Iowa farmers diversify crops for future success
Iowa is the nation's number one corn and soybean producer and federal polices are designed to keep it that way but more farmers are moving away from t…
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
PA farmers calculate return on climate-friendly ag practices
By Carolyn Beans for Lancaster Farming.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Keystone State News Connection reporting for the Lancaster Farming-MIT…
Ohio farmers say federal policies hinder healthy food production
Ohio's food and agriculture industry contributes $124 billion to the state's economy annually. Some farmers, however, argue that government …
MN ag group, promoting local food systems, sues feds over canceled grant
Farm-linked organizations, including one from Minnesota, are ratcheting up legal pressure over canceled federal grants, saying projects designed to …
Without changes, TX could run out of water by 2030
Because of drought and failing infrastructure, the state of Texas will run out of water by 2030, according to the Texas Water Development Board…
CAFOs banned from Arkansas' Buffalo National River but not other rivers
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, are banned from the Buffalo National River watershed. That's after the Arkansas Legislative …
Report: Government action needed to help WV farmers produce healthier foods
A group of farmers says government policies need to change to support farms in West Virginia and elsewhere in cultivating foods that will improve Amer…
IN ethanol industry is robust but criticism is surfacing
A new report questions the sustainability of biofuels. Biofuels, or ethanol, are produced from fermented sugars and starches found in corn and …
WI communities grapple to make up for fresh food grant cuts
By Olivia Herken for the Wisconsin Independent.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for the Wisconsin Indep…